BUDAPEST–Hungary’s central bank governor, known for his unorthodox policies, has joined the ranks of other world heavyweights by drawing the attention of a Hungarian painter known for his satirical works of men in power.

An acrylic-on-canvas rendition of the bank governor Gyorgy Matolcsy went on sale in the Art Market Budapest earlier this month, in which Mr. Matolcsy is depicted as a Turkish merchant with a red fez crowning his head, a large seal ring on his pinky, and a pet tabby cat at his side.

The painting continues an absurdist tradition of Hungarian artist Bela Marias, known by his artistic pseudonym drMarias, of poking fun at leaders from the Pope to presidents for their outsized influence.